Introduction/Overview
Unlock the power of Ripple Effect Mapping (REM) to capture the true impact of your projects and programmes. This interactive, strengths-based training introduces REM as a participatory evaluation method that uncovers both expected and unexpected outcomes. Through hands-on activities, you’ll learn how to facilitate REM sessions, guide group reflections, and create visual maps that reveal the ripple effects of your work across communities, organisations, and stakeholders. Whether you’re aiming to demonstrate impact, foster stakeholder engagement, or inform strategic decisions, REM provides a creative and inclusive approach to evaluation and learning.
The course blends theory with practical exercises, real-world case studies, and expert facilitation tips—equipping you to plan, deliver, and analyse REM sessions with confidence. Ideal for those working in complex or evolving environments, REM helps you surface stories and insights that traditional methods might miss, energising participants and building shared understanding.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the purpose and principles of Ripple Effect Mapping (REM).
- Plan and prepare for effective REM sessions, including participant selection and prompt design.
- Facilitate paired/group interviews and mind mapping to capture ripple effects.
- Guide group reflection and storytelling to deepen insights.
- Analyse REM maps to identify themes, outcomes, and inform decision-making.
- Apply REM in diverse contexts, from community projects to organisational learning.
Topics
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Introduction to REM: Purpose, approach, and benefits
- Principles of delivery: Interviewing, mind mapping, and reflection
- Applications and case studies of REM
- Planning and preparing REM sessions
- Facilitation skills and group dynamics
- Designing prompts and guiding questions
- Analysing and interpreting REM outputs
- Practical exercises and mini REM sessions
Who will benefit
This course is ideal for evaluators, programme managers, community facilitators, and anyone involved in project delivery or stakeholder engagement. It’s especially valuable for those working in complex, mature programmes seeking to capture rich, qualitative insights and foster collaborative reflection. REM is best suited for initiatives with multiple stakeholders and observable effects, where understanding both intended and unintended outcomes is key.
Course tutor
Sophi Ducie: Sophi champions inclusive, community-led evaluation through co-design, storytelling, and participatory methods that drive meaningful change. She has led complex, multi-stakeholder evaluations, specialising in theory-based, participatory and developmental approaches for place-based and inclusion programmes. Her practice centres the voices of marginalised groups, using accessible, trauma-informed methods. She specialises in creative and participatory approaches like workshops (including Ripple Effect Mapping), storytelling, Outcome Mapping and creating engaging outputs. She has over 17 years’ experience in designing and delivering research with a focus on working with charities and the public sector across the UK.
Holly Taylor-Dunn: Holly is a consultant, researcher, trainer, and passionate advocate for trauma-informed practice. With over 25 years of experience working with individuals and communities impacted by trauma, I bring a unique blend of lived experience, academic insight, and professional expertise. Her careers spans the statutory, charity, academic, and private sectors. She has worked with survivors of gender-based violence, led research for government departments and police forces, and trained professionals across health, education, and justice. She has a proven track record across sectors—from grassroots charities to national agencies.
This course contributes 6 hours to the MRS CPD programme
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